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#BECF3A Color

#BECF3A is rgb(190, 207, 58) in RGB, hsl(67, 61%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 72%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BECF3A
HEX#BECF3A
RGBrgb(190, 207, 58)
HSLhsl(67, 61%, 52%)
HSVhsv(67, 72%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 72%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.167 115.9)
LABlab(79.87% -19.47 66.99)
LCHlch(79.87% 69.76 106.21)

What #BECF3A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BECF3A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BECF3A Channel Values

How #BECF3A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 207 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 61% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 72% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BECF3A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BECF3A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BECF3A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BECF3A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BECF3A.

How #BECF3A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BECF3A
Protanopia#CCCC3A
Protanomaly#C7CD3A
Deuteranopia#CACA3C
Deuteranomaly#C5CC3B
Tritanopia#CAC4C4
Tritanomaly#C5C89F
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BECF3A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-becf3a: #BECF3A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BECF3A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-becf3a': '#BECF3A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.812, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_becf3a">#BECF3A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BECF3A"

More Green Colors

#BECF3A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BECF3A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BECF3A?

#BECF3A is a mid-tone green — rgb(190, 207, 58) in RGB and hsl(67, 61%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #BECF3A?

#BECF3A is rgb(190, 207, 58) — red 190, green 207, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BECF3A?

#BECF3A converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 72%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BECF3A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BECF3A scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BECF3A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BECF3A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.04, which is visibly different.

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